Loughborough
is set in the beautiful county of of Leicestershire, which
boasts quaint villages, market towns, history & heritage.
Loughborough its self is an old market town, however
today it is more famed
for it's university. There are many attractions for all ages
in the area. For motor sports fans you can visit nearby Donington
Grand Prix Circuit or Mallory Park Circuit. For those who enjoy
gardening, you can visit the many country parks and Geoff
Hamilton's
Barnsdale
Gardens
should not be missed. If you enjoy shopping then a take a trip
to the Melton Mowbray Markets and enjoy their famed Melton
Mowbray Pork Pies whilst you are there. One thing is
for sure, there
is no shortage of nightlife in Loughborough with many pubs & clubs
to choose from. Whatever you are planning for your break away
- Loughborough has it all.
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Heritage
& Museums
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Gardens
& Parks
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Nightlife
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General
Attractions
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Shopping
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Golf
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Theatre
& Culture
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Beedles Lake Fishing Centre
Broome Lane, East Goscote, Leicester
Tel: 0116 260 6759
Day Ticket: telephone for further details
Eyebrook
Resevoir (reservoir fishing)
Great Easton Road, Caldecott, Market Harborough
Tel: 01536 770264
Daily Ticket: recommend pre-boooking Loughborough
Soar AC (river fishing)
Loughborough
Tel: 01509 813384
Daily Ticket: In advance from Soar Valley Tackle Shop, 7 Woodbrook
Road, Loughborough (Tel: 01509 231817) Lakeside
Sporting Fishery (lake fishing)
Wide Lane, Wymeswold, Near Loughborough
Tel: 01509 881714
Daily Ticket: from fishery
Whetstone
Gorse Fisheries (lake fishing)
Whetstone Gorse Lane, Whetstone, Leicester
Tel: 0116 277 3796
Daily Ticket: from fishery
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Geoff
Hamilton's Barnsdale Gardens
The
Avenue, Exton, Oakham, Rutland
Tel: 01572 813 200
Admission:
Entrance Fee
Beacon
Hill Country Park
Beacon Road,
Woodhouse Eaves,
Loughborough
Telephone: 01509 890048
Admission:
FREE
Bradgate
Country Park & Visitor Centre
Newtown Linford, Leicestershire
Telephone: 0116 2362713
Admission:
FREE
Broombriggs Country Park
Beacon Road,
Woodhouse Eaves,
Loughborough
Tel: 01509 890048
Admission:
FREE
Burbage
Common and Woods
Leicester Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire
Tel: 01455 633712
Admission: FREE
Calke
Abbey & Park
Ticknall, Derby
Tel: 01332 863822
Admission:
Entrance Fee
Jubilee Wood
Woodhouse Lane (off B5350),
Nanpantan, Loughborough
Tel: 01509 890048
Admission:
FREE
Melbourne
Hall and Gardens
Melbourne, Derbyshire
Tel: 01332 862 502
Admission:
Entrance Fee
Melton Country Park and Visitor Centre
Wymondham Way,
Melton Mowbray
Tel: 01664 480164
Admission:
FREE
Whatton
Gardens
Whatton House,
Loughborough
Tel: 01509 842 268
Admission:
Entrance Fee
Watermead Country Park
Fillingate, Wanlip
Tel: 0116 267 1944
Admission:
FREE
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Alton
Towers
Alton, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
Information Tel: 0870 520 4060
Admission: Entrance Fee
American
Adventure
Ilkeston, Derbyshire
Tel: 0845 330 2929
Admission: Entrance Fee
Discover Leicester Tour Bus
7/9 Every Street, Town Hall Square, Leicester
Tel: 0116 225 4070
Admission:
Entrance Fee
Donington
Park Grand Prix Circuit
Castle
Donington, Derby
Tel:
01332 810 048
Admission:
Entrance Fee
Ferrers
Centre for Arts & Crafts
Staunton Harold,
Ashby de la Zouch
Tel: 01332 965 408
Admission:
FREE
Great
Central Railway (look
out for special days out with Thomas The Tank Engine)
Great Central Station, Great Central Road, Loughborough
Tel:
01509 230726
Admission:
Entrance Fee recommend
pre-booking
Halstead
House Farm
Oakham Road, Halstead, Leicester
Tel:
0116 259 7239
Admission:
Entrance Fee
Mallory
Park Circuit
Mallory Park Circuit, Kirkby Mallory
Tel: 01455 842931
Admission: Entrance Fee
Manor
Farm Animal Centre &
Donkey Sanctuary
Farms Manor Farm, Castle East Leake, Loughborough
Tel: 01509 854205
Admission: Entrance Fee Sileby Mill Boatyard
Mill Lane, Sileby, Loughborough,
Tel:
01509 813583
Admission: Day Boat Hire Charge Snibston Discovery Park
Ashby Road,
Coalville
Tel: 01530 278 444
Admission: Entrance Fee
Stonehurst Family Farm and Motor Museum
Bond Lane, Mountsorrel, Loughborough
Tel: 01509 413216
Admission:
Entrance Fee
The Tales of Robin Hood
30-38 Maid Marian Way,
Nottingham
Tel: 0115 9483284
Admission:
Entrance Fee
Twinlakes Park
Melton Spinney Road, Melton Mowbray
Tel: 01664 567777
Admission:
Entrance Fee
Twycross Zoo
Burton Road (A444), Atherstone
Tel: 01827 880250
Admission:
Entrance Fee
Ye
Olde Pork Pie Shoppe & Sausage
Shop
Nottingham Street, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
Tel: 01664 562341
Admission: FREE
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Beedles
Lake Golf Centre (18 hole)
Broome Lane, East Goscote, Leicester
Tel: 0116 260 6759
Admission: Green Fees
Charnwood
Golf Centre (18
hole)
Derby Road, Loughborough
Telephone: 01509
610 022
Admission: Green Fees
Lingdale
Golf Club (18
hole)
Joe Moores Lane, Woodhouse Eaves, Loughborough
Tel: 01509 890035
Admission: Green Fees
Park
Hill Golf & Leisure (18
hole)
Park Hill Lane, Seagrave, Loughborough
Tel: 01509 815454
Admission: Green Fees
Rushcliffe
Golf Club (18 hole)
Stocking Lane, East Leake, Loughborough
Tel: 01509 852959
Admission: Green Fees
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Ashby-de-la-Zouch Castle
South Street,
Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Tel: 01530 413343
Admission:
Entrance Fee
Ashby-de-la-Zouch Museum
North Street,
Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Tel: 01530 560090
Admission:
Entrance Fee
Belgrave Hall
Church Road, (off Thurcaston Road),
Belgrave, Leicester
Tel: 0116 266 6590
Admission:
FREE
Belvoir Castle
Belvoir, Grantham
Tel: 01476 870262
Admission:
Entrance Fee
Charnwood
Museum
Queen’s
Hall, Granby Street,
Loughborough
Tel: 01509 233754
Admission:
FREE
Church
of Saint Michael with Saint Mary (One
of the finest Norman parish churches in the UK)
Church Square,
Melbourne,
Derby
Admission:
FREE
Hallaton Museum
Hogg Lane, Hallaton, Market Harborough
Tel: 01858 555416
Admission:
FREE
Loughborough
War Memorial Museum
Queens Park, Granby Street, Loughborough
Tel: 01509 634704
Admission:
Entrance Fee
Melbourne Hall and Gardens
Melbourne,
Derbyshire
Tel: 01332 862 502
Admission:
Entrance Fee
Moira Furnace
Furnace Lane, Moira, near Ashby
Tel: 01283 224667
Admission:
Entrance Fee
Old Rectory Museum
Rectory Place,
Loughborough
Tel: 01509 - 843297
Admission:
FREE
Rockingham Castle
Rockingham Market, Harborough, Leicestershire
Tel: 01536 770240
Admission:
Entrance Fee
Staunton Harold Church
Staunton Harold,
Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Tel: 01332 863822
Admission:
Entrance Fee
The
Bellfoundry Museum
Freehold Street,
Loughborough
Tel:
01509 233 414
Admission:
Entrance Fee
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Carillon Court Centre
20-21 Carillon Court, Loughborough
Tel:
01509 234 783
Ferrers
Centre for Arts & Crafts
Staunton Harold, Ashby de la Zouch
Tel: 01332 965 408
Fosse
Park Shopping Centre (
25 stores)
Fosse Park Avenue, Leicester
Tel:
0116 263 0603
Haymarket Centre (48 stores)
1Kildare Walk, Leicester
Tel: 0116 262 3771
Melton
Mowbray Market (Every
Tuesday)
Scalford Road,
Melton Mowbray
Tel : 01664 562971 St
Martins Square (36 stores)
2 Silver Walk, Leicester
Tel:
0116 253 8247
Ye
Olde Pork Pie Shoppe & Sausage Shop
Nottingham Street, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
Tel: 01664 562341
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Charnwood Museum
Queen's Hall, Granby St, Loughborough
Tel: 01509 233754
Curzon Cinema
Cattle Market, Loughborough
Tel: 01509 212261
De Montfort Hall
Granville Road,
Leicester
Tel: 0116 233 3111 The
Leicester Comedy Festival
City Rooms, Hotel Street,
Leicester Loughborough
Town Hall
Market Place,
Loughborough
Box Office: 01509 231914
Melton Theatre
Asfordby Road,
Melton Mowbray
Tel: 01664 851 111
Music Centre
Loughborough University, Epinal Way, Loughborough
Tel: 01509 222899
Phoenix Arts
Newarke Street, Leicester
Tel: 0116 255 4854
Sir
Robert Martin Theatre
Loughborough
University, Epinal Way, Loughborough
Tel: 01509 222899
Stanley Leicester Casino
17-19 East Bond Street,
Leicester
The Little Theatre
Dover Street,
Leicester
Box Office: 0116 255 1302
The 'Y'
7 East Street,
Leicester
Tel: 0116 255 6507
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Clubs
Pulse
11-13, High Street,
Loughborough
Tel: 01509 263818
Echos
Nightclub
Biggin Street,
Loughborough
Tel: 01509 236838
The
Stockyard
Ashby Road, Osgathorpe,
Loughborough
Tel: 01530 223513
Bars
Bar Zero
Granby Street,
Loughborough
Tel: 01509 216220
Riverside
Inn
14, Bridge Street, Barrow On Soar,
Loughborough
Tel: 01509 412260
The
Amber Rooms
15, The Rushes,
Loughborough
Tel: 01509 638570
The
Gallery Cafe Bar
Swan St,
Loughborough
Tel: 01509 216088 The Maltings
Knight Thorpe Road,
Loughborough
Tel: 01509 268587
The Orange Tree
Bedford Square,
Loughborough
Tel: 01509 238852
Vice Versa
32, High Street,
Loughborough
Tel: 01509 260637
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